George III Sterling Silver Sweetmeat Basket, hallmarked London, the date letter rubbed but third quarter 18th century, by Emick Romer (1724-1799), of shaped oval form, decorated with embossed flowers and scrolls and pierced with stars and quatrefoils, with a wavy, openwork, rocaille-mounted swing handle and raised on a simple foot-ring, h. 1-3/4" (4-3/4" with handle), l. 6-1/4", w. 5", 3.86 t. oz.

Overall Condition: Good. A few scattered small breaks and/or repaired solder spots to the piercing and rim, but still in surprisingly good shape. Nice piercing and chasing. The foot is somewhat thinned and uneven, suggesting that it might have been re-shaped. Hallmarked (in spots around the rim) with: 1) the sterling lion passant, 2) the London leopard's head, 3) indecipherable date letter (obscured by solder spot), and 4) the "ER" maker's mark of Emick Romer [Grimwade 638]. The handle part -marked with the lion passant and maker's mark. Marks good and clean except as noted. A nice little piece from an important basket maker.